that is all in preparation for what barbara and bob are telling us now. now you have to understand given the current intelligence. to understand now how do you take those plans that have been working and address the threat and that is the challenge. and you get it. the president's military advisers along with staff are working to present the options. i think back to the political science classes in college. assuming that he is a rational actor and even if he thinks he may lose and need a place to go like russia and live in exile somewhere. it would not make sense for him to use these weapons would it? >> we have to look at the generals around him. he is not alone in this. there are a group of generals and they are from his own promotion. they are not being offered a way out. you know, and the way that they look at it. i have spent a lot of time with these people. they are a cult. they think their survival is at stake. even if the united states is to enter. that would be a better option for them than to losing to the rebels who they consider terrorists and